The Secret Chiefs - Gonzoboy

8th Jun 2009 23:45 - 17 years ago
Description : middle eastern and orchestral strings set to danceable beats and some wierdness. If you're into Secret Chiefs 3 you'll understand why I named it after them. i'm wondering if the first part goes on too long before the first major change (when the orchestral stuff kicks in) I'm new to this and would LOVE some feedback. No one has heard this stuff but my girlfriend. Don't be afraid to give harsh criticism. I want to get better and acting would not be my profession if I had a problem with criticism. As far as the production of the piece, it's all loops. The weird, glitchy, sound that seperates the different parts of the track i made by just looping a half second of a drum loop. as far as the creativity part, i basically go by the theory that these pieces already exist. I just have to let them come out. I just trust my gut and really try to not think about anything too much. A lesson learned from acting.

Comments (4)

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SusanZehr
SusanZehr 22nd Aug 2010 15:52 - 16 years ago
I agree with you the first part of the song goes on too long without something different. It does have a middle eastern rock groove to it. Like the string section.

How about adding more unique instruments from the middle east.? Flutes in minors.
. Personally I would cut out the random discordant cord you included.
breakup the monotony of the same melody with perhaps just a accapela drum section, then back to the melody. Then again to breakup any monotony have a solo on a different instrument.
gnashism
gnashism 14th Jun 2009 12:35 - 17 years ago
good stuff!! reminds me of a lot of the material on NinjaTunes, great mix of strings and beats...possibnly needs more EQ/mastering.hope to hear more...
Gonzoboy
Gonzoboy replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
hey! thanks for listening and the advice! Sorry it took me a minute to hit you back. Listening to "Tubby Wobble" as I write this. DEFINATELY among the best stuff I've heard in the few weeks since I joined this site. It's funny, Reggae is easily one of my least favorite forms of music but i'm finding again and again that components of reggae when taken outside of the context of the genre and mixed with other types of sounds alway work in wonderful ways. I've been mixing reggae sounds with some of my own stuff recently.
thethirdfigure
thethirdfigure 12th Jun 2009 03:13 - 17 years ago
the overall idea is great...chamber music against a david holmes-esque backbeat...

changing up the phrasing (stutterring the strings) and definitely messing with the beat would be perfect. maybe increasing the gain on the drums or delay on the strings as the song progressed would add more tension and improved phrasing ideas to the tune?
Gonzoboy
Gonzoboy replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
thanks. great ideas. i like being happy with a piece and then hearing ideas to make it better. Once I get to the point where I like something I've done it's hard to improve it until someone else hears it and lets me know what they think. Thanks again.
n0mad23
n0mad23 9th Jun 2009 02:35 - 17 years ago
I've been thinking collage lately myself. I really had fun playing "ID the tune" while listening to this, and I think that's a least one part of what makes this one work: audience recognition without quite being able to touch it, too. I really like the breaks you've got in here - makes for some really dramatic moments in the pregnant pause. Sweet stuff.
Gonzoboy
Gonzoboy replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Sweet. Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I'll check out your stuff! Gonna try to keep track of who reviews me and make sure I check out their stuff regularly.

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